This is the reason that I go to have the boys pictures taken professionaly:
I thought it would be a great chance to get a picture of the kids. Boy was I wrong. Both of the boys look like they are going to kill someone with thier bubble guns. Poor Sydney lookes like her candy was tainted. Oh well, at least I try.
Last year Kevin took me to the Rascal Flatts concert. This was only my second concert and was WAY better than Neil Diamond. We wanted to go this year but I had to work. The day after the concert we were driving somewhere in the van I told Kevin how sad I was that we didn't go. "Just pretend with me," I told him and put in the CD. "Picture it all dark and then you hear this," I started the title track for the concert. I screamed like I was really there, sang as loud as I could, and bobbed my head. At first the boys thought I was crazy then they asked me to do it again. Now they have the chours memorized and sing it all the time. If they don't have a movie in the van they ask to "bob that head." Carson can even make the rock on sign while he bobs. Ian will give the peace sign while he bobs. It is so cute.
Kevin and I took a much needed vacation two weeks ago. It has been 4 years since the two of us took a vacation outside of the city. We have had a few little overnight get aways, but not any longer. My mom said that she would be willing to stay with the kids and we jumped on the the chance. We didn't have a ton of money so we thought that we would head to Vegas and take advantage of the cheap hotel rooms. That way we could stay for 3 nights for the same price as one anywhere else. We stayed at the Stratosphere and loved it. Our room was so nice, and the views were incredible.
It was so nice to get up when we wanted, go to eat whenever, stay up late, and take long naps all day. I didn't have to worry about not going somewhere at a certain time because it would interfere with a nap or a feeding. We aren't party people so all we did was sleep, eat, and read. SOOOOOOO peaceful.
We had lunch at the top of the Stratosphere. It was a very posh restaurant that gave you a view of the city from 106 floors up. The food was amazing. Our normal "nice" restaurants we go to are "Olive Garden" and "Chili's". So this was fun and new. We didn't know what we were eating, but it was good. The only downfall for me was that the restaurant would slowly spin so you could look at the whole city. It took over an hour to go all the way around. I forgot how motion sick I get. By the time the main course arrived I was so sick. The food was great and I would go again. We also found a wonderful Mexican restaurant, a fun 50's diner, and great B-B-Q at a Harley Davidson restaurant.
We were excited to come home and see the boys, but really enjoyed the time away.
Yes, this is a piture of a camel. Not just any Camel, but one that lives in the middle of West Jordan. No one believes us when we tell them so I took a picture on the way home from church. I don't know how they stay warm, I just know it's awesome that they are our neighbors.
